Introduction: Automobile crashes as a result of texting while driving is an outbreak that has taken the nation by storm over the past decade. Whether people think they can safely type on their phone while driving‚ or just don’t think there is any real danger in the act does not matter. Texting while driving must be stopped. To do this government must take action to both add uniformity to the laws and punishments bestowed on the offenders. But‚ it is also vital that the government provide ample educational
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teenagers die each year in crashes due to texting while driving (Ramirez). Texting and driving not only puts a high risk of danger on the driver‚ but creates a dangerous environment for everyone surrounding them. Surpassing drinking and driving‚ the leading causes of death among teenagers is texting while driving. Virginia Tech studies show that anyone who texts while driving makes a crash 23 times more likely to be in an accident (“Dangers of Texting While Driving”). Also‚ if the driver is dialing
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Explore the varieties of and attitudes to texting With technology rife in today’s society are the boundaries between spoken and written language becoming ever nearer? It seems that young children‚ teenagers‚ adults and even the elderly are all turning to mobile devices as an aid of communication. The frequent use of texting has brought about new features‚ such as clipping‚ that are unique to the texting world‚ this is thought to be putting a strain on our abilities to use correct Standard English
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Phyo Htet Dr. Kitty Luo COM 114 3rd June‚ 2015 Persuasive Speech Outline Topic: Dangers of Texting and Driving Specific Purpose : To persuade my audience not to text while driving because it is very dangerous. Thesis Statement: Texting and cellphones uses should be banned while driving. Using cell phone would make drivers have less control of the vehicles and more likely accident occurs. I. INTRODUCTION A. Cell phones are troublesome while driving. When a driver keeps talking or listening
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Persuasive Speech Manuscript English Honors III 16 January 2013 Text behind the wheel‚ and someone may be killed. No one wants to receive a call that says someone close to them died. No one means any harm by texting and driving; but texting behind the wheel is very harmful. “26% of teens say they read or send a text at least one time every time they drive.” (www.FCC.gov) 26%. That’s a pretty good percentage of just teens alone‚ that’s not even counting adults. No one considers themselves to be
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involved. Texting while driving just increases the risks involved while being behind the wheel. Numerous accidents caused by texting while driving lead to death or serious injuries. Many people are taking precautions to make the road a safer place to be for drivers‚ passengers‚ and bystanders. Today‚ mobile communication companies are taking a stand on Texting and Driving. Many have created advertisement campaigns to persuade their audience not to text and drive. Image A portrays texting as a distraction
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In his article “When Texting Is Wrong” regarding the ethics of texting‚ Randy Cohen presents the argument that young people in the status quo never consented to be a part of a culture that encourages constant communication through casual texting and that there is substantial harm that stems from this passive participation in and acceptance of inappropriate texting. Cohen goes on to cite various examples in which he feels texting was inappropriate and possibly harmful i.e. in the midst of a conversation
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Texting while driving can also increase the likelihood of running over and killing pedestrians‚ a 2009 study by the same team found. That research‚ which involved 21 teens and a driving simulator‚ found that texting while driving or even fiddling with music players while driving increased "lane position deviation" and rapid changes in speedAlthough 71 percent of parents with teenagers aged 12 to 17 years old say they know how to and do text‚ kids still perceive their elders as being out of the texting
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There are many people who think texting and driving is a good thing but they don’t know that’s it’s a big risk.Texting and driving cause innocent lives to die over mistake.People need to think twice before they do something Texting while driving is risky because you’re not paying attention to the road‚ your hands are not on the wheel‚ and most of all people can even cause someone else’s life to be lost. Texting and driving is risky because you’re not paying any attention to the road. In the text
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Is texting Ruining the English Language. [Youth Radio]. Available from: http://www.youthradio.org/news/is-texing-ruining-english-language [accessed 4 June 2010] Author‚ A. N.‚ untitled. [accessed
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